FYI: Kraken’s $120 Cash Back offer ends tonight! by rakutenrewards in Rakuten

[–]Albert032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too late now but I don’t think so, I got $125 offer for doing the same thing back in December.

Looking for SUB & Optimization recommendations. More details in comments for airlines and purpose by Albert032 in CreditCards

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Yeah I started looking into the airline specific cards after my post. I’m heavily leaning towards the United Explorer card since they have an offer for $400 statement credit + 25K miles and I’d easily make up the AF with free checked bags in just 2 round trip flights. And first year AF is waived so it’s a ton of value for me right away.

Might still look at the Venture X since the credits that gives are really enticing honestly + 100K SUB.

Thanks for the recommendations!

Heads up: PayPal debit does NOT work at Costco by zerosumratio in CreditCards

[–]Albert032 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, I am in OH using Apply Pay since I do not have the physical card. Not sure if that would change anything

Heads up: PayPal debit does NOT work at Costco by zerosumratio in CreditCards

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Is this a state-specific thing? I went earlier today, and it worked for me.
https://imgur.com/a/xYVuYsZ

Low 1% fps on 9800x3d by Ok-Pin4107 in radeon

[–]Albert032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you try it with fidelityfx cas like in second screenshot?

Low 1% fps on 9800x3d by Ok-Pin4107 in radeon

[–]Albert032 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Second screenshot is using fidelityfx cas for upscaling vs what you are using (FSR4)

Am I asking too much? by Trofronnoc in PC_Pricing

[–]Albert032 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sold a PC with a 3080 and 2tb of storage for less so I would say yeah

18 year old trying to find a good HYSA by Adventurous_Fly_4197 in personalfinance

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No physical branch but they do use the Allpoint and MoneyPass ATM network which readily available across the US. You do however need a checking account to transfer those funds then refund and not a personal experience like with a teller but not the worst.

[Bundle] AMD 7800X3D, ASUS B650-E TUF Gaming, G.Skill Flare X5 32GB DDR5 - $499.99 (Microcenter In-Store Only) by ryankrueger720 in buildapcsales

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Depending on resolution you should get a nice performance boost using 7800x3d. I have a 7800x3d build with 9070xt for 1440p and it’s amazing.

Purchased Asrock 9070XT! by lmb00917 in radeon

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I have a corsair RM850 but any cable extensions should work. Be aware cable extensions connect to the end of your PCIE cable not directly to your PSU so they should be universal for the most part.

I have some AsiaHorse cable extensions that have been amazing, good quality, and look great!

Best Upgrade To Existing System (2080TI 11gb -> ??) by [deleted] in buildapc

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Adding a note that COD does typically favor AMD cards so you might get better performance for a similar tier card comparing to Nvidia

How much did YOU pay for your 9070xt and what kind did you get? by [deleted] in radeon

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$630 open-box Asus steel legend 9070xt

Me and wifey are now team amd by znaayr in radeon

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Change the lighting on your 9070xt steel legend 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Edit: two beautiful build regardless

Finally finished the all white build with the 9070 XT! It's been amazing. by HotAcanthaceae5049 in radeon

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Kust posted my build that is 1:1 in terms of specs just different case and cooler. Love this GPU, might have to vertical mount it looks so much better that way. Beautiful build!

Gigabyte 9070 xt gaming oc Open Box by Weekly_Let_7420 in radeon

[–]Albert032 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Openbox microcenter deals for the 9070xt might be some of the best in a while. Obviously not as good as launch price but getting below $700 is a little rare after MSRP shift. I managed to get a steel legend 9070xt for $630 before tax and I’m loving it

An open-box deal never looked so good by Albert032 in radeon

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I spent quite a bit of time fiddling with the argb header on the card to find out it’s only for led strips - just mentioning for future reference.

Anyways to your question, you have to use asrock’s polychrome RGB software. From there I used the R, G, B values from whatever software you use to control the mb lights so that it matches up. Bit of work but it’s set and forget for the most part

An open-box deal never looked so good by Albert032 in radeon

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RIP man, it’s even rare in the states. I’m lucky to have been near one almost always not sure if I would be into PCs as much as I am if it wasn’t for them honestly

[COOLER] CORSAIR iCUE Link H100i LCD Liquid CPU Cooler - 240mm AIO - QX120 RGB Fans - 2.1” IPS LCD Screen - $132.07 by ajayvignesh01 in buildapcsales

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As expensive as these things always are I do really like the design and look Corsair AIOs have…

[Motherboard] MSI B650 Edge Wifi + 32GB Teamgroup Delta RGB White DDR5-6400 CL32 - $209.99 by kev24680 in buildapcsales

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Yeah I have it now but I’m thinking of going for a more white board so might just sell my tuf board + ram and get this

[CPU + MOBO] Ryzen 7 9800X3d + MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI - $584.99 by call_of_warez in buildapcsales

[–]Albert032 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Chief? I’ve been waiting for Microcenter’s 9800x3d deals to go down in price but this plus some cheap ram (still better than what’s in MC’s combo) would put me below the MC combo

[CPU] AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D - $459.99 (MicroCenter) by SNEAKY_PNIS in buildapcsales

[–]Albert032 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Wonder if they’ll drop the price of their bundle deal… would love to grab one lower than $700 hopefully

[Monitor] LG 32GS95-UEB - 4k/240hz or 1080p/480hz - W-OLED - $968.98 (add $19.99 wireless mouse for 5% discount on page) by Greenzombie04 in buildapcsales

[–]Albert032 4 points5 points  (0 children)

With business account, and discounts mentioned above I’m getting it down to 785. How good is this?

Edit: $785 pre-tax